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StudentNation is a program of the Nation Fund for Independent Journalism and is made possible through generous funding from the Puffin Foundation. StudentNation focuses on first-person accounts from student activists, organizers, and journalists and has helped launch the careers of contributors to The New York TimesVoxBusiness InsiderTeen Vogue, the Guardian, and more. If you’re a student and you have an article idea, please send pitches and questions to [email protected]

At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive

At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive

Pitt’s grad-student union joins three other universities in the state that are fighting the same union-busting law firm.

Jun 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld

Female student stands in front of Spelman College sign

We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault We Need to Include Black Women’s Experience in the Movement Against Campus Sexual Assault

The national movement to address the college rape crisis seldom reflects the complexities of gender, race, and class black women face at both predominantly white institutions and h...

Jun 15, 2018 / StudentNation / Candace King

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I’m Black and Latinx—What Do You Do When Neither Term Fits? I’m Black and Latinx—What Do You Do When Neither Term Fits?

“Latinx” and “Hispanic” have never fully encapsulated the diversity of Latin America.

Jun 13, 2018 / StudentNation / Gabriela Thorne

White on HBCUs

What Does Diversity Look Like at HBCUs? What Does Diversity Look Like at HBCUs?

Are HBCUs simply changing with the times, or are they relinquishing an important black presence?

Jun 7, 2018 / StudentNation / Deja Dennis

Aaron Coleman Black on Campus

As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life

For the country’s colleges, perhaps more so than any other American institution, the case for scaling racially equitable initiatives couldn’t be more clear.

Jun 5, 2018 / StudentNation / Aaron Ross Coleman

Black Women Leaders

Why Are There So Few Black Women Leaders on College Campuses? Why Are There So Few Black Women Leaders on College Campuses?

Forced to face the twin hurdles of racism and sexism, black women leaders are underrepresented on college campuses. 

May 31, 2018 / StudentNation / DeAsia Paige

Campus Racism Protesters

The Costs of Campus Activism The Costs of Campus Activism

As the number of racial incidents increase on campuses across the country, black student activists often have to choose between stability and justice.

May 23, 2018 / StudentNation / Lauren Lumpkin and Devan Cole

Chadwick Boseman

10 Commencement Speakers Who Told Students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’ 10 Commencement Speakers Who Told Students to ‘Rise Up for Peace and Justice’

From Anita Hill to Chadwick Boseman, these speakers reminded students that they have the ability to improve the world they are entering.

May 22, 2018 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

University of Michigan

Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism? Are Social Media Normalizing Campus Racism?

University officials must do more—their priority should be the well-being of students of color, not the institution’s reputation.

May 21, 2018 / StudentNation / Noëlle Lilley

‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Black on Campus’ in Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University

‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Black on Campus’ in Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University ‘The Nation’ Launches ‘Black on Campus’ in Partnership With the Anna Julia Cooper Center of Wake Forest University

Ten emerging storytellers shine the light of truth upon the lived experiences of black college students.

May 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Press Room

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